The result of the examination in Russian
A doctor's office, a person has come for the result of an examination in Russian. 8 phrases that the conversation is made of: «Здравствуйте, я приходил за результатом обследования.» — Hello, I came for the result of my examination; «Здравствуйте. Садитесь, доктор уже посмотрел снимки.» — Hello. Sit down, the doctor has already looked at the scans.
How the whole thing sounds
The situation: a doctor's office, a person has come for the result of an examination. First the whole conversation, then each line on its own, with a translation.
- Здравствуйте, я приходил за результатом обследования.Zdravstvuyte, ya prikhodil za rezultatom obsledovaniya.Hello, I came for the result of my examination.
- Здравствуйте. Садитесь, доктор уже посмотрел снимки.Zdravstvuyte. Sadites, doktor uzhe posmotrel snimki.Hello. Sit down, the doctor has already looked at the scans.
- И что на рентгене?I chto na rentgene?And what does the X-ray show?
- Перелома нет, только трещина в кости.Pereloma net, tolko treshchina v kosti.No fracture, only a crack in the bone.
- Лечь в больницу или лечиться дома?Lech v bolnitsu ili lechitsya doma?Go into the hospital or be treated at home?
- Дома. Обойдёмся без капельницы, но мазь нужна.Doma. Oboydyomsya bez kapelnitsy, no maz nuzhna.At home. We will do without an IV, but an ointment is needed.
- А как принимать лекарство?A kak prinimat lekarstvo?And how do I take the medicine?
- Мазь втирать на ночь, и через неделю снова на осмотр.Maz vtirat na noch, i cherez nedelyu snova na osmotr.Rub the ointment in at night, and in a week back for a checkup.
Lines one by one
| Russian | Reading | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Здравствуйте, я приходил за результатом обследования. | Zdravstvuyte, ya prikhodil za rezultatom obsledovaniya. | Hello, I came for the result of my examination. |
| Здравствуйте. Садитесь, доктор уже посмотрел снимки. | Zdravstvuyte. Sadites, doktor uzhe posmotrel snimki. | Hello. Sit down, the doctor has already looked at the scans. |
| И что на рентгене? | I chto na rentgene? | And what does the X-ray show? |
| Перелома нет, только трещина в кости. | Pereloma net, tolko treshchina v kosti. | No fracture, only a crack in the bone. |
| Лечь в больницу или лечиться дома? | Lech v bolnitsu ili lechitsya doma? | Go into the hospital or be treated at home? |
| Дома. Обойдёмся без капельницы, но мазь нужна. | Doma. Oboydyomsya bez kapelnitsy, no maz nuzhna. | At home. We will do without an IV, but an ointment is needed. |
| А как принимать лекарство? | A kak prinimat lekarstvo? | And how do I take the medicine? |
| Мазь втирать на ночь, и через неделю снова на осмотр. | Maz vtirat na noch, i cherez nedelyu snova na osmotr. | Rub the ointment in at night, and in a week back for a checkup. |
How to prepare for a conversation like this
Memorizing the lines is not enough: the other person will say their own thing, not what is written. What helps more is catching the key words by ear and keeping three rescue phrases ready: “I don't understand”, “repeat, please”, “slower”.
And one more thing phrasebooks do not mention: awkwardness gets in the way more than not knowing the words.
- Fear of making mistakes gets in the way of learning a language, and noticeably so. The link turns up study after study, and together those studies cover almost twenty thousand people.checked many timesTeimouri, Goetze & Plonsky, 2019, Studies in Second Language Acquisition 41(2) · 19,933 participants from 23 countries; correlation with results r = −0.36.
- That fear can be dealt with — the methods have been tested and they work.checked many timesXiong et al., 2024, Journal of Language and Social Psychology · 37 studies, anxiety reduced by −0.61. Of the seven conditions examined, only age turned out to matter.
Frequently asked
How do you start a conversation in Russian in this situation?
“Здравствуйте, я приходил за результатом обследования.” (Zdravstvuyte, ya prikhodil za rezultatom obsledovaniya.) — Hello, I came for the result of my examination. The first line in such a conversation is almost always the same, and that is the one worth learning: the other person will carry it from there.
What if you did not understand the reply?
Say “I don't understand” and “repeat, please” — both are in the rescue set. Admitting your language is still shaky almost always makes the other person more patient.
Should you memorize the dialogue?
No. It is more useful to catch the key words by ear: the other person will say their own thing, and a memorized line will not always fit their reply.